Trying to catch my flight on the end of a beautiful day in Atlanta.... always find it interesting to navigate around different cities on whatever their form of public transportation is...

Hi everyone!  This is the last VIDEO from the Red McCombs meeting.  I took it on my way OUT of that meeting to summarize what happened.  As always- lots of opportunity and business comes out of my meetings with Red- and the video will tell/ show you why.  It also highlights the importance of relationships to get things done.

Speaking of- in terms of relationships- making and keeping those relationships solid is based on TRUST and INTEGRITY.  I know for myself that I have made mistakes in business before that have been incredibly costly financially and to my relationships.  I can tell you- that any time there was a breakdown in business (lost opportunity/ money etc) happened as a result in a breakdown of the trust/ integrity of the relationship at the core of that business opportunity.  We all make mistakes- but when you operate with integrity and trust- its possible to overcome challenges and create ongoing opportunity despite inevitable hiccups in the process.

Speaking of integrity- I don't expect to be doing  any more VIDEO BLOGGING while driving on the road (i did it because it was easy/ fast/ convenient).  Its not safe and certainly doesn't send the right message (my mistake and I am sorry)- so I wont be doing any more driving while video blogging....and with that- SAFE DRIVING and HAPPY HOLIDAYS! xoxo

Thank you to Peter Himmelman and his FANTASTIC crew for having me on their show last night in California!  It was an incredible experience and such a treat!  Thank you to my producer, Lyn Graft (www.lgpictures.com) for setting it all up and below, for Chance Carpenter at www.essentialET.com for editing the full show to this segment so I could post it for you!  if you are looking for some quick business advice and what successful entrepreneurs have done to pull through hard times- you'll want to watch :) http://bit.ly/8TT4AC  Check out www.furiousworld.com for more on the show- and Peter Himmelman!  Thank you to my friends in the audience and to all the fans who lent their support! Kepp building and keep doing great things! xoxoxo IV

 "Billy Joe" Red McCombs is the self made billionaire founder of Clear Channel Communications, McCombs Enterprises and former owner of The Minnesota Vikings and listed as #281 on the FORBES Richest Americans list.  From Red, who I have had the pleasure and honor of working with for many years now- I have learned a TON about business.  He took me under his wing as a mentee when one of his best friends, and my former mentor, the late George Kozmetksy passed away (Dr. K also mentored Michael Dell).

Everytime I get to spend time with Red- its a gift.  He loves chocolate cookies but no longer east sweets since overcoming alcoholism many years back.  Those days, and that event of almost dying changed him forever.  He had built a massive empire at that point but was drinking all the time and the shock of the recovery and the realization that his family is #1- is what modified his approach to always remember "family First".  These days- his daughter martha runs most of his empire and Red- works with his teams to oversee his global business operations- all from his office in San Antonio.  His experience is a great reminder to me not to let my "skis get out in front of me" (lesson learned from Ken Losch who I work with at Advanced Green Innovations).  Bottom line- stay focused on the business and tasks (i.e. important stuff) at hand.

In this video I was about to leave and remembered that I had almost left without getting a video.  We had just finished a meeting about strategy on the green energy company I am working on and he had just introduced me to one of his friends who runs one of the largest truck companies in the US.  That deal alone could be worth $10's-M's.  So this is how we wrapped up our meeting- this video and him sending me off with some home-made Christmas fudge :) xoxo